You can see the science fiction and fantasy book recommendations for 2014-2015 in my blog post on What You Should Have Read In 2014-2015 panel, where a group of writers, booksellers, critics, editors, or publishers review the most notable SF/F books that came out between the last ArmadilloCon and this one.

Left to right: artist guest Rocky Kelley, co-chairs Jennifer Juday and Charles Siros, toastmaster Stina Leicht, who is about to give a speech, special guest author James Morrow, and editor guest L. Timmel Duchamp.

Author Michelle Muenzler carries a box of cookies everywhere, and gives them out to anyone who wants to combat the midday break. This is she and ArmadilloCon 37 Fan Guest John DeNardo at the What You Should Have Read In 2014-2015 panel.

Date: 07/25/2015

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IMG_3529 Teapunk Teas party

Teapunk Teas party and tea tasting at the ArmadilloCon 2015. The #1 tea was infused by Creme Brulee coffee, and was said to taste exactly like coffee. #2 was Dragon Well with Valencia Orange, and #3 -- Russian Caravan with Dried Cherries Vanilla Extract.

Date: 07/25/2015

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IMG_7068 Teapunk Teas demonstrate tea duelling

Teapunk Teas demonstrate tea duelling during their party and tea tasting at the Consuite. It's a game of chicken played with tea-soaked biscuits. The two opponents hold up their soggy biscuits as shown, and stare each other down.

The Hugo Awards Struggle for Relevance, a.k.a. the Sad Puppies debacle panel. Left to right: Lou Antonelli, Marguerite Reed, and Justin Landon with a glass house in front of him, ready for people to throw stones.

Space Squid fanzine 10th anniversary at the Consuite. David Chang is leading a game of questions with multiple choice answers -- such as "Hard science fiction novel plot that was based on a Wikipedia error."

Date: 07/25/2015

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IMG_3531 "How Would Discovery of Alien Life Affect Us?" panel

Left to right: Barbara Ann Wright, Patrice Sarath, William Ledbetter, Rebecca Schwarz, Aaron de Orive. Click on the image to read more about the panel.

Date: 07/25/2015

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IMG_7081 Author Carrie Clevenger

at her signing in the dealers' room

Date: 07/26/2015

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IMG_7083 Authors P. J. Hoover and Jayme Lynn Blaschke

at their signing in the dealers' room

Date: 07/26/2015

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IMG_3553 Short Fiction You Should Have Read Last Year panel

"Short Stories You Should Have Read This Year" panel, left to right: K. B. Rylander (moderator), Eugene Fischer, Rebecca Schwarz.

Date: 07/26/2015

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IMG_7077 New Feminist Speculative Fiction panel

A panel on new feminist speculative fiction right before the last panelist, Stina Leicht, arrived. Left to right: Caroline Yoachim, Nancy Jane Moore, Katherine Sanger, Amanda Downum.